"We make these commitments to our friends in Finland not just because we can, but because we must," PM Johnson said in a press conference after meeting President Sauli Niinistö.
Not really. The Kurds were Erdoğan’s closest alliest from 2002 to 2014 against the secular Turkish democracy. Since then they have been going through a really messy divorce.
There was news today that Turkey might veto Finland and Sweden’s entry into the Nato.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/erdogan-turkey-not-feeling-positive-about-sweden-and-finland-joining-nato
Timed precisely after the leaders in Finland made their stance clear. Erdogan wants something special for his troubles.
probably. makes sense from his perspective
Man, Erdogan really has it out for the Kurds.
Not really. The Kurds were Erdoğan’s closest alliest from 2002 to 2014 against the secular Turkish democracy. Since then they have been going through a really messy divorce.
I mean… he went into another country just to attack the Kurds, pissing off the US in the process. Seems to have gone a bit beyond messy divorce.